Shade-trimmer.



H. M. FISHERING.

SHADE TRIMMER. APPLIG'ATICN FILED M lY 4, 1908.

Patented Sept. 15,1908.

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SHADE-TRIMMER.

Specification ofjLetters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.-

Application filed May 4', 1908. Serial No. 430,691.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MERGER FISH- ERING, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shade1rimmers, of

which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a machine for trimming the edge of a shade to a desired width and also for gaging the place for cutting ofi the end of the stick on which the shade is mounted. In'devices of this class, it is customary to place the stick, with the shade fastened and rolled thereon, in suitable bearings,-and to locate a cutting knife ation.

Another object of the improvement, is to provide means for adjusting the knife and or throwing and looking it out of contact is conveniently rotated for the cutting operwith the shade roll when the trimming has been done; and to provide a base with ad- 'ustable slides therein for one of the shade rings and. for the cutting knife, together with clamps for both slides, and an extension scale or measure for the knife slide.

A further object of the improvement is to provide a yoke support for the protruding 3 end of thesha'de stick, which maybe adjusted against the trimmed edge of the shade, thus forming a. suitable gage against" which the superfluous portion of the stick can be cut off.

The invention, thus described in general terms, is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings-forming art hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a pan view of the trimming machine showing a. shade mounted on its stick in position for being trimmed by the cuttin knife; Fig. 2, an enlarged cross section 0 the same on line 2-2, Fig. 1, showposition of the knife whenunlocked and impinging the side of the shade roll at the beginning of the cutting operation; Fi 3, a similar section showing the position 0 the knife at the completion. of the cut; Fig. 4, an enlarged fragmentary lan view of the cutting knife at ,the comp etion of the cut; Fig. 5, an enlarged longitudinal section on line 5-5, Fig. 1, showing the yoke gage in position for cutting off the end of the stick.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

. The base-board 1 is provided with the two parallel longitudinal guide grooves 2 and 3,. which are preferably dovetailed in cross section, and in which grooves the bearing slide 4 and the knife slide 5 are located and adapted to operate. The ordinary cam-clam s 6 are located in the recesses 7 in the sides 0 the base-board adjacent to the res ective slides,

by means of which clamps t e slides are adapted to be locked in any desired position. T e fixed bearing 8 is provided on one end .of the base-board, directly over the line of the bearing slide, and the adjustable bearing 9 is provided on the opposite end of the same slide; the fixed bearing being adapted to receive the pivot 10 located in the spring end of the shade stick l1, and the adjustab e bearing being adapted to receive the fixed pivot 12 on the other end of the shade stick-the end on which the shade is usually trimmed and from which the surplus length of the stick is cut. It is evident that the shade stick, with the shade 13 rolled thereon, can be readily placed in the machine first inserting the spring pivot of the stick in the fixed bearing and then by suitably sliding the adjustable bearing to receive the fixed pivot on the other end of the stick; in which position the adjustable bearing is locked by 0 er-ating one or more of the clamps against t e side of its slide. The elastic bands or ri s 14 are preferably clamped around the s e roll, one near each end, forthe purpose of keeping the same tightly rolled while the shade is being trimmect and the stick out off the ring near the end of the shade to be trimmed being located inside the proposed trimmed end of the roll.

The knife bracket 15 is formed or attached I head-2O of the knife arm, in which slot the :impress'the knife pointfagainst and into the .sidel'oitthe shade roll by means of the com- ,paratively strongspring23, which is preferably inthe form of. aspiralspring located around; the hub 24 of the knife arm; and for I normally holding the knife away. from the ;roll,.thes ring latch25 isprovided on the.

knife brac et and is-adapted toengage the 20 26 on the side of the kniferarrn, when the fe is rotated away, from the curtain roll, asshown in Fig. 2.

- ,Theprimary measuring scale'27isfprovided on the faceof the base-board along the outer side :of the knife slide, and this scale begins atizero, located at a point opposite the edge of. the shade=on the spring end of the stick, and extends thence preferably a dis- Y so . tance .of 24inches, theksame being designated ,ininchesfrom Ito-24. The extension scale 28 is provided on the face of-thle knife slide, and beginsatthe knife and thence extendsin 'a reverse direction along thegprimary scale, a distance of'24 inches, the same beingdesignated in inches from 24; to4 8Q It is evident vthat when the knife; slide is moved one way -,its', distancez in inches from the edge, of the. curtain on thespring end of thestick, is indithe knife=slide is moved the; other way,- the" V-distance of the knife from the same edge of the curtain is indicated by the numberon the extension scale which registers with the arrow-located at 24 inches in theprimary scale, this distancefbeing 34 inches as" illustrated in fitting a shade for-a desired-width of window, the next, width of shade material in I excess of the desired-width is selected from stock, and the same is fastened and rolledzon a stick-which is likewise of the next stock length in: excessof-the properlength, one

edgebfthe shade being located at asuitable gma'riginal-distance fromthe spring end of the 13 Ewe .or [more elastic hands. are then she preferably teleseopedar0und;the shade tom old-the same tig t-ly Jon the stick, and the i stick, ,w ith the-shade rolled thereon; .isfthen :zthe i'bearin s-of-J euttin ma-j -he'z spring-4 atch ::1s-:othen -released y itssprin g, .and th'e. point of the zkmfe' ingesthe side "of the shade roll.

-The she eirollis then rotated .by hand untilspring latch.

I the trimmed end ofthe'shadel v Idiate the'ends of the-stick, inposition the yoke-forms a suitable gageon the outer side of which the stick is cut at a suitable dis-;- f an fr t t m endref-th lr ll; --a d the folded-end edge! of the shade is cut by the knife whereupon, the end of thee trip is grasped by the hand, and pulled away from the roll, as'shown by broken lines in Fig. 2, and in the rotation of the shade roll caused thereby, the pressure of the point of the knife forcesthe same into the roll, whereb the strip is continuously cut until'the kn' e goes entirely through the roll and into the stick,- as-shown in Fig. 3; after, which the knife arm is rotated away from the stick, and is held in its normal position byimeansofpthe The stop shoulder- 2 9 .vided on the knife arm i'andp'the';adju ta e s'top screw 30, on the knifebracketylvli'hich serve to limit the movement of thelkiiife-arm towards the shade stick; but it isevident thatas the oint of the knife is; adapted} l1 ();\b stopper against the shade sticki ,as':.s ho i vn .Fig. 3, the stop shoulder and screw are not essential-featuresv of the device..l

more, the: spring latch i sgnot feature for the vpro er operatic in cutting the s ac e, ient adjunct for. normal-lyhold n essential ife arm against the actronoffrtsspringwh le one f shade is being; removed anda notheriinserted in the machine. It is also .eividentfthatitq is not essential to point the cuttingend of-the knife, but it is more effective to do and furthermore, that thegoutting knife can be manipulated by the h and-of the, operato fifi'n which event the springca nghe dispensed with, 'hntit is preferredvto use-the,spring-so'that l the action ofthe knife b l e automatic a The-adjustable bearin ssprfere5ly hinged to thesbearin lid en, t .t Y i o ra Q dq 9! attached thereto is the yoke 31, which s l0- :justable bearing stands in a vertical position; and itisevident that by (lis'enga ing the bearing from the; ivot on'thei enE'Iof the stick, the yoke can" e rotatedtojthe vertical 'cated in a horizontalpositionwheii-fthe} adposition, as shown in Fig. 5,: ;-in osition it is adapted -.to beheld bygneans 0 Jthe spring 32 actmg. againstthe endof thebearing. 'lhepnatrudim end ofthostiekis then. placed andsup orted arms of the yo e, Wl 1ichisadj;1st 1, ing the bearingslide to bring-the after the stick is removed, the yoke isrotated to,itsj horizontal:position, which; brings; the i1 ab1e-, bea ng to it y f r receivin -the :pliVO pinio i 1012 13313; shade-stick... I

rerti alepesitien in, is, evident; that it; is iieither essenti chin'ge thei-yokefor the adjustable bearing-L on I the slide, nor-to makethe yoke inte rel-with gv'asaillustratedflandl escribed; f

the boa herein but it very convenient to formand ,e weenthe bra i support theshade stic the ends of the slides,

r are .adapted to enter into the slots 35 formed intothe base-board, and when it is necessary 'to move the slides inward beyond table, and the feet 33 flat on one side to s uarely abut the trimmed end of theshade-ro l.

5. A mountedhade trimming-machine attach the parts in this manner for the purpose of readily substitutin the one for the other as a support for the s ade stick during the plprformance of their respective functions. Neit er is it necessa that the yokeshould unless the adjustable bearing is disengaged from the fixed ivot of the shade stick before the yoke is p aced in osition, as is done in the embodiment of the invention disclosed herein.

The machine is designed to be used on a preferably of rubber, are provided on the bottom I 'of the base. board, to prevent a defacement of the table. The similar feet, as 33 are also provided on which latter feet are formed with the shanks 34, which shanks for the s ade-stick, a fe on the base presentedto the side of the shade-roll with antomatic means for moving the knife to out into the side of the roll.

. 6. A mounted shade trimming-machine including a base with pivot-bearings thereon for the'shade-stick and a knife on the base presented to the side of the shade-roll and adapted to forcefully cut into the'same.

7. A mounted-shade trimming-machine including a base with pivot-bearings thereon for the shade-stick, a slide in the base parallel with the shade-stick, a primary scale on the base and an extension scal'eon theslide, and a knife on the slide adapted to eut'the shade.

8. A mounted-shade trimming-machine including a base with ivot-bearings thereon in the corresponding end of the baseeboard.

These slots are only extended a short distance includingla base with pilot-bearings thereon of the slots, the feet 33 are detached from for the shade stick,'a 'fe-slide'in the base the ends of the slides. r parallel with the shade stick, a primary scale What I claim as m invention, and desire on the base and an extension scale on the to secure by Letters atent, is-- slide.

' 1. A mounted-shade t 'mming-machine 9. Inamounted-shade trimming-machine, includingla base with ivot-beari ,thereon a base with a slide therein, a bearing on the for the, s ade-stick, a 'fe on the ase havbase over one end of'the slide and a bearing sented to t e side of the's sented to t e ing one end-pointed 'and'shar ened and presented to the ,side of the s ade-roll, with means for moving the knife to im inge' and impress its point against and into t e side 0 the shade-roll, and means for releasably holding the knife away from the'roll.

2. A'mountedshade trimming-machine includi a base with iv'ot-bearin s thereon for the s ade-stick, a 'fe on the ase having one end ointed and sharpened and preade-roll, with hinged to tosupport the shade-stick, the hinged bearing having a 'yoke thereon ada ted to be moved to, support the stick an justed b a movement of the slide against the trimme end of the shade-roll.

10. In a mounted-shade trimming-maehine, a base having a bearing on one end and a hinged adjustable bearing on adapted to su hinged bearing ed to be rotated to support the stick and to be adjusted against the trimmed end ofthe shadestick.

11. In a mounted-shade trimming-machine, a base having bearings thereon adapted to support the shade-stick and a gage on the base adapted to be adjusted to embrace thestick intermediate its ends andto abut the trimmed end of the shade-roll.

HENRY MERCER FISHERING.

means for moving the knife to im inge and impress its point against and into t e side of the shade-roll. I

3. A mountedshade trimming-machine including abase with ivot-bearin s thereon for the shade-stick, a nife on the ase having one end ointed and sharpened and preside of the shade-roll and adapted to cut into the same.

4. A mounted-shade trimming-machine including a base with pivot-bearings thereon forthe shade-stick and a knife on the base presented to the side of the shade-roll and adapted to cut into the same, the knife being Witnesses RUTH A. MILLER,

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port the shade stick, the. aving a yoke thereon adapt-' 

